Canisius takes on conference foe Iona

Published Feb. 10, 2023 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Iona Gaels (16-7, 9-3 MAAC) at Canisius Golden Griffins (5-17, 3-10 MAAC)

Buffalo, New York; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Canisius -11.5; over/under is 146.5

BOTTOM LINE: Daniss Jenkins and the Iona Gaels take on Jordan Henderson and the Canisius Golden Griffins in MAAC action Friday.

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The Golden Griffins have gone 3-6 in home games. Canisius is fourth in the MAAC with 10.0 offensive rebounds per game led by Xzavier Long averaging 2.4.

The Gaels are 9-3 in conference play. Iona leads the MAAC with 14.8 assists. Jenkins leads the Gaels with 4.8.

TOP PERFORMERS: Henderson averages 2.1 made 3-pointers per game for the Golden Griffins, scoring 14.1 points while shooting 34.9% from beyond the arc. Tahj Staveskie is shooting 36.6% and averaging 10.7 points over the past 10 games for Canisius.

Jenkins is shooting 41.4% and averaging 15.6 points for the Gaels. Nelly Junior Joseph is averaging 16.1 points over the last 10 games for Iona.

LAST 10 GAMES: Golden Griffins: 3-7, averaging 66.9 points, 30.8 rebounds, 12.6 assists, 5.4 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 41.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 70.5 points per game.

Gaels: 7-3, averaging 72.3 points, 34.9 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 7.2 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 42.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 66.2 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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